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versus the capital gains tax. if the dividend tax becomes higher than the capital gains tax, it might pay to sell your stocks and get your income from selling 5% of the corpus of your portfolio as opposed to taking a 5% dividend. these are the type of issues i think people aren't really thinking about when it comes to the changes in the tax laws and what should we do. we're all just searching for income. it may be you want to take capital gains. >> i do think a lot of these questions are going to be head winds for the market. i think, you know, overall when you do have a lot of this uncertainty about how are my investments going to be treated, i think you can see a lot of people just start to pull money off the table, except maybe where you see companies that are actually showing some enthusiasm that we see a possible pattern. >> if i could point out the alternatives here, guys. we didn't talk about buying back stock. there's evidence that may be a very effective investment strategy as well. i know this has been a
versus the capital gains tax. if the dividend tax becomes higher than the capital gains tax, it might pay to sell your stocks and get your income from selling 5% of the corpus of your portfolio as opposed to taking a 5% dividend. these are the type of issues i think people aren't really thinking about when it comes to the changes in the tax laws and what should we do. we're all just searching for income. it may be you want to take capital gains. >> i do think a lot of these questions are...
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calling a tax on g.d.p. . well it's rather simple really if you have ten thousand units of production in an economy and ten thousand units of credit or currency and the government comes along and says ok we're going to deficit spend so we're going to put another thousand units into there then the value of all of the units of credit in currency that currently exists go down by that amount so this is exactly identical from a functional standpoint as if the i.r.s. man showed up on down your door. and so give me ten percent of everything you have . unfortunately that would be very unpopular if you were to turn around and tell the american public oh guess what your taxes are not going up ten percent of what you currently pay they're going up by ten percent of your income and the tax on everything that you produce as a company is going up by ten percent of your production and yet that is essentially what's been going on now for the last four years and so when we look at why we haven't seen job growth and economic re
calling a tax on g.d.p. . well it's rather simple really if you have ten thousand units of production in an economy and ten thousand units of credit or currency and the government comes along and says ok we're going to deficit spend so we're going to put another thousand units into there then the value of all of the units of credit in currency that currently exists go down by that amount so this is exactly identical from a functional standpoint as if the i.r.s. man showed up on down your door....
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tax act is in different market. it is in the consumer do it yourself in the tax preparation software business. we're excited about both businesses. david: blucora has had quite a history. it survived the dot-com bust, reinventing several times. looks like it is sort of reinventing itself this time getting involved in a very competitive field. going up against turbotax, h&r block. you succeeded before. how difficult is it to redefine where the company is going? >> well, certainly the, infospace history is one that dates back to the mid-'90s in terms of the company forming and later going public and through the course of its history it has own ad number of different businesses all having common charactertics in that they're become online and digital markets. more recently, as you mentioned we acquired tax act and announced that earlier this year. it is a wonderful business that's focused, we discussed in the tax preparation software business, really focusing on consumer empowerment and providing tools for individual t
tax act is in different market. it is in the consumer do it yourself in the tax preparation software business. we're excited about both businesses. david: blucora has had quite a history. it survived the dot-com bust, reinventing several times. looks like it is sort of reinventing itself this time getting involved in a very competitive field. going up against turbotax, h&r block. you succeeded before. how difficult is it to redefine where the company is going? >> well, certainly the,...
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when you take that with state income tax and payroll tax and real-estate taxes and gasoline taxes, all together that means small business that are highly successful will end up giving more of what they have the government. that will kill jobs. i do not want to kill jobs. my priority is to create jobs, and i will do that with everything i can do. we can do better. we do not have to stay on the path we have been on. there was a report that came out this morning on job creation this last month. there were fewer new jobs created this month than last month. the unemployment rate has come down very slowly, but it has come down nonetheless. the reason it has come down this year is due to the fact that more and more people have just stopped looking for work. if you drop out of the workforce, give up and say i cannot go back to work, i will stay home, if you drop out altogether, you're no longer part of the statistics. it looks like unemployment is getting better, but if the same share of people were participating in the workforce today as on day the president got elected, unemployment would be
when you take that with state income tax and payroll tax and real-estate taxes and gasoline taxes, all together that means small business that are highly successful will end up giving more of what they have the government. that will kill jobs. i do not want to kill jobs. my priority is to create jobs, and i will do that with everything i can do. we can do better. we do not have to stay on the path we have been on. there was a report that came out this morning on job creation this last month....
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its own police force, no income tax, no sales tax, no capital gains tax to all the property tax and no federal regulation. it sounds good to me. the man behind it joins us now from honduras. you came on the show a year ago to discuss the idea of a free city and its thousand you have made progress. >> we made considerable progress. we expect we will be able to break ground within 30 days after the honduran government finalizes the legislation identifying the regions and also appointing a governor. john: already the honduran legislature passed the bill authorizing the general principles 126-1. they are behind it. >> incredibly popular. congress realizes the best hope for prosperity is to create a special development regions. model that the special development regions that have been so spectacularly successful in china which has cities scale special development regions. also dubai which had 110-acre region that had its own legal system that imported british common law "by international financial center which resulted in billions of dollars of capital flowing in and one of the greatest fin
its own police force, no income tax, no sales tax, no capital gains tax to all the property tax and no federal regulation. it sounds good to me. the man behind it joins us now from honduras. you came on the show a year ago to discuss the idea of a free city and its thousand you have made progress. >> we made considerable progress. we expect we will be able to break ground within 30 days after the honduran government finalizes the legislation identifying the regions and also appointing a...
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going back to tax. your premise is that people are making a decision between -- even i income people who, you know, are certainly high income people consume that you were saying they are making the choices about investment versus consumption, based on taxes. i sort of imagine, i'm a, not sure how rich were talking about but at some point you of certain level of wealth, it seems to me people kind of by what they want and then they invest the rest. but you are saying you think actually that they buy more if tax rates were higher. you think i would have an important impact. >> guest: all the time i take the point it takes a lot. yes, i think, yes, but i would say it compounds gradually over time into the point where what you want, i think what is lost in this equation is how do you really get rich as an investment. you satisfy customers. customers are what makes you rich. they say you're the guy who is satisfy my needs, not that guy over there who is not getting rich. so what you really want, talent people
going back to tax. your premise is that people are making a decision between -- even i income people who, you know, are certainly high income people consume that you were saying they are making the choices about investment versus consumption, based on taxes. i sort of imagine, i'm a, not sure how rich were talking about but at some point you of certain level of wealth, it seems to me people kind of by what they want and then they invest the rest. but you are saying you think actually that they...
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tax experts said today 90% of american families are facing llat they call unprecedented tax increases. how much? wyatt andrews is in washington tonight. intt? >> reporter: scott, according to the non-partisan tax policy center, the united states is now on the threshold of one of the largest tax increases in history-- a tax hike that could average $3,500 for every american household. without action by congress, the report says, taxes will go up next year by 20%-- $536 billion overall and will hit americans at every income level, including those living below the poverty line. for a middle-income family making $40,000 a year, taxes will go up by $2,000. the increases are so large secause the nation's biggest tax cuts all expire three months from now on new year's day. cludeinclude the bush-era federal income tax cuts, the payroll tax cut that lowered social security and medicare taxes, and several remaining stimulus tax cuts all go away january 1 unless congress and the president reach a deal on the budget. e ny economists are concerned that a tax increase of that size could shock the ec
tax experts said today 90% of american families are facing llat they call unprecedented tax increases. how much? wyatt andrews is in washington tonight. intt? >> reporter: scott, according to the non-partisan tax policy center, the united states is now on the threshold of one of the largest tax increases in history-- a tax hike that could average $3,500 for every american household. without action by congress, the report says, taxes will go up next year by 20%-- $536 billion overall and...
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siegel, that it is congress that sets tax policy in this country, do you really expect tax structure in this country change should governor romney win the election? >> i'm only listening to what president obama is saying, and that is raise the taxes on the wealthy. that's me and the other small business owners around the country. >> and that upsets you so much that you literally say i'm going to go sit on a beach, shut down the whole thing? connect those dots for me. taxes go up, and so -- >> you're taking things out of context. >> okay. >> you know, this is not speculation. i have lived the last four years under the obama administration, and i've watched my company be cut in half. today we're very profitable, and i don't want to go through another four years under the obama administration where i have to downsize again. >> you cut the company in half as a result of tax policy? is that what happened? >> no, it had nothing to do with tax policy. it had to do with the tightening of the banks. tightening of money. when they gave t.a.r.p. money to the banks, they should have told them to
siegel, that it is congress that sets tax policy in this country, do you really expect tax structure in this country change should governor romney win the election? >> i'm only listening to what president obama is saying, and that is raise the taxes on the wealthy. that's me and the other small business owners around the country. >> and that upsets you so much that you literally say i'm going to go sit on a beach, shut down the whole thing? connect those dots for me. taxes go up,...
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i ok at this story and that thing, this sounds like a tax to me. >> not only is it a tax, it does not take into account -- it does not seem to take into account the things that should. it is a pretty blanket statement. rea missions are extremely complex, and there is absolutely nothing in these reports that i have read that tlks about the patient and of the equation. what are the issues that are happening on the user and? and those have to be discussed among but i suppose that we don't want to discuss those things in an election year. gerri: and also, it begs the question, are you taking power out of the hands of the doctors and hospitals to back to busty making these decisions about care. i don't think so. a lot of things occur in the admission process, and smart hospitals, good hospitals are getting on top of this. for instance, in our community we have hospital in plano, texas. texas health resources. there is a group of really hard-core nurses and anybody who is a physician knows when talking about. you don't mess with these ladies. they have taken the bull by the horns and transf
i ok at this story and that thing, this sounds like a tax to me. >> not only is it a tax, it does not take into account -- it does not seem to take into account the things that should. it is a pretty blanket statement. rea missions are extremely complex, and there is absolutely nothing in these reports that i have read that tlks about the patient and of the equation. what are the issues that are happening on the user and? and those have to be discussed among but i suppose that we don't...
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that tax incentives will be used in order to achieve this ambitious goal. you know it is to me first of all we've created a set of stimulating measures to boost the development of new all deposits in siberia secondly for the existence of posits that are unprofitable under the current tax system we've cut the export tax by five percent on top of that we will take steps to stimulate drilling of hard to reach oil reserves on the shelves he took a. close second look at what's happening on the markets first of the united states looking for it see. pessimistic because of. declining growth prospects for earnings for industry giants like alcoa and the share from that finally for that and so it was that quarter and also we're waiting for the beige book report so-called based report on the state to come in the united states feeling better than the market is apples up around one cent now and moving over to europe if we can the foot sea and the dax ended the session down around half a percent that's on the back of uncertainty still remaining about what's going to happe
that tax incentives will be used in order to achieve this ambitious goal. you know it is to me first of all we've created a set of stimulating measures to boost the development of new all deposits in siberia secondly for the existence of posits that are unprofitable under the current tax system we've cut the export tax by five percent on top of that we will take steps to stimulate drilling of hard to reach oil reserves on the shelves he took a. close second look at what's happening on the...
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more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities?
more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities?
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vote for a tax cut. liz: for lower brackets. >> but reality this is -- this is kind of side show tactics, whether people want to -- revenues have to go up, hav we e to cut spending and maybe stimulus but they have to happen, and there is no getting around it they can hide behind whatever gimmick they want but we have to do all of the above. liz: what is the market reaction to that move, if they say we're going with as if call clifs -- s a bill that says raising taxes on upper bracket. >> if they did that it would be well telegraphed, i don't think they would do it in a subtle way. the market react that shows fiscal responsibility is a positive. liz: markets are not reacting. >> markets are benign about this the biggest danger for markets is a policy is make and chaos. >> do you think what we've seen -- we've seen an economy distorted by bubbles, like the economy has been on platform shoes, and i feel like, we have -- market -- some analyst se people, have been drained of all common sense, like they are t
vote for a tax cut. liz: for lower brackets. >> but reality this is -- this is kind of side show tactics, whether people want to -- revenues have to go up, hav we e to cut spending and maybe stimulus but they have to happen, and there is no getting around it they can hide behind whatever gimmick they want but we have to do all of the above. liz: what is the market reaction to that move, if they say we're going with as if call clifs -- s a bill that says raising taxes on upper bracket....
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twenty twenty according to the russian energy minister alexander novak well he says that basically tax incentives will be provided in order to achieve this indeed ambitious goal. first of all we've created a set of stimulating measures to boost the development of new oil deposits in siberia secondly for the existence of posits that are unprofitable under the current tax system we've cut the export tax by five percent on top of that we will take steps to stimulate drilling of hard to reach oil reserves on the shelves. all right let's quickly take a look at what's happening on the markets in the u.s. it's all going down by the hour that's on the back of industry giants like alcoa and chevron downgrading their earnings forecasts but apple is one of the few stocks which is gaining right now on the nasdaq as it's expecting the i pad mini to be released in the next week and over in russia this is the closing bell we've also had a negative session that's the spiked price is going back up to around ninety two dollars per barrel so this is all i have time for this i'll be back next hour with ye
twenty twenty according to the russian energy minister alexander novak well he says that basically tax incentives will be provided in order to achieve this indeed ambitious goal. first of all we've created a set of stimulating measures to boost the development of new oil deposits in siberia secondly for the existence of posits that are unprofitable under the current tax system we've cut the export tax by five percent on top of that we will take steps to stimulate drilling of hard to reach oil...
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more tax breaks for the rich. and then they want to make massive cuts in social security medicare medicaid and virtually every other family needs. that's the plan. third point they would make sever poll that i have seen suggests that that is exactly what the american people don't want. the american people have been very clear. when the top 1% owns 42% of the wealth in america, you know what, you have got to start asking those guys to start paying their fair share of taxes. when the middle class is disappearing, you can't cut social security -- and by the way, the so-called chain cpi, one way to cut social security would not only hit the elderly and disabled it would also hit disabled veterans. you don't make massive cuts in medicaid or medicare so i think this issue is very very clear. which side are we on? are we going to protect the wealthiest people in this country, the largest corporations eliot, one fourth of profitable corporations pay nothing in taxes. we are losing about $100 billion a year because the wea
more tax breaks for the rich. and then they want to make massive cuts in social security medicare medicaid and virtually every other family needs. that's the plan. third point they would make sever poll that i have seen suggests that that is exactly what the american people don't want. the american people have been very clear. when the top 1% owns 42% of the wealth in america, you know what, you have got to start asking those guys to start paying their fair share of taxes. when the middle class...
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because 47%, he said didn't pay income taxes. but many of those people pay payroll taxes. many of those are young people, old people, after all, many of the older people may not be paying income taxes now but they paid their social security contributions. and now they're getting back what they paid for. so to say that they were freeloaders was really denigrating a lifetime of work that they had contributed to. >> rose: where is the federal reserve in all of this? >> the federal reserve obviously wasn't doing what it should have done in the years before the crisis. >> it was paying too much attention to interest rates and not enough attention to employment. >> that was one of the problems. it was not paying enough attention to what the banks were doing. one of the members of the fed actually talked about it. there is a housing bubble going on there is predatory lending going on. you should stop this because if you don't you're going to have a problem. >> greenspan and the rest of the board ignored it. and so that lead to the housing bubble. and predatory lending. the fed ha
because 47%, he said didn't pay income taxes. but many of those people pay payroll taxes. many of those are young people, old people, after all, many of the older people may not be paying income taxes now but they paid their social security contributions. and now they're getting back what they paid for. so to say that they were freeloaders was really denigrating a lifetime of work that they had contributed to. >> rose: where is the federal reserve in all of this? >> the federal...
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market economy underground economy that has to get pulled back up as well they've got to be paying taxes so there's got to be you know reformed and whether you want to call it a stereo or not i think someone's got to go through and try and change the system which unfortunately is almost politically impossible right because it's so hard to get the votes to do that so i think we keep this limber lumbering around and you've got the banks at one side demanding their bailouts the people demanding their bailouts and at some point it's all going to give the actually less we are going to get is i can say with you and i think it's really interesting is that you know the people on the ground unemployed people see all the banks bailed out the financial sector bailed out politicians protected i mean i know it's very popular but people say now how about me but bail me out and i know i know that's nonsensical on many ways but i can understand how people feel that way. yeah and again i think that's why at least in spain they've got to take this concept of bankia but make it more they've got to get rid
market economy underground economy that has to get pulled back up as well they've got to be paying taxes so there's got to be you know reformed and whether you want to call it a stereo or not i think someone's got to go through and try and change the system which unfortunately is almost politically impossible right because it's so hard to get the votes to do that so i think we keep this limber lumbering around and you've got the banks at one side demanding their bailouts the people demanding...
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he cannot cut tax rates, cut taxes on the middle class, cut taxes on capital gains, and balance the budget all at once. >> reporter: romney advisers have said they would consider eliminating tax breaks on at least two forms of saving, life insurance and muni bonds. and the governor's supporters argue tax cuts generate enough growth to offset some of their cost. >> people can have reasonable disagreements about the magnitude of that growth effect, but to assume that it is zero, i think, is wrong. and once you relax that assumption, then, all of a sudden, other things start to be possible. >> reporter: but it's hard to be sure about the impact of tax cuts on the economy, which is why the experts in congress and the treasury who are responsible for estimating the cost of tax changes generally ignore the impact of tax reforms on the entire economy. darren gersh, nbr, washington. >> susie: here on wall street, traders and investors were taking a fresh look at stock sectors today, assessing what a romney or obama win would mean for the markets. also a lot of talk about minutes from the latest fe
he cannot cut tax rates, cut taxes on the middle class, cut taxes on capital gains, and balance the budget all at once. >> reporter: romney advisers have said they would consider eliminating tax breaks on at least two forms of saving, life insurance and muni bonds. and the governor's supporters argue tax cuts generate enough growth to offset some of their cost. >> people can have reasonable disagreements about the magnitude of that growth effect, but to assume that it is zero, i...
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history shows when you raise taxes on the 1% of people that pays 42% of the taxes, you will collect less money. the big fundamental issue is, what are we doing on the constructive part of the economy? we have to address them. >> ok. >> george bush entered into a deal that was supposed to be balanced. the trade-off was reduce spending. the higher taxes were immediate. the reining in spending was to come later. we are still waiting. the negotiations are very complex. there are a lot of pieces to it. everything is going to end-of being on the table. there is no question that you need to curb long temp entitlement costs. it is the number one spending program in the government. that will need to be looked at and a whole bunch of other things are complex. you cannot do one without looking at everything. >> very briefly i want to ask the things you think need to be done to restore business competitiveness over the course of the next four years of whoever wins the presidential election on november 6. >> i am 100% certain they can all be done. will they? i think there will be enormous pressure fo
history shows when you raise taxes on the 1% of people that pays 42% of the taxes, you will collect less money. the big fundamental issue is, what are we doing on the constructive part of the economy? we have to address them. >> ok. >> george bush entered into a deal that was supposed to be balanced. the trade-off was reduce spending. the higher taxes were immediate. the reining in spending was to come later. we are still waiting. the negotiations are very complex. there are a lot...
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that debt forgiveness is tax free. again, thanks to congress passing a tax relief act on short sales back in 2007. a congressional committee estimates that will cost close to $1 billion in lost revenue to the government. now, given that relief and the fact that banks are really pushing these short sales and doing themselves, the question is, do we really need government to keep funding these short sales, maria? >> diana, these are the questions we'll keep following. thanks so much. they ask, should the government get out of the housing business altogether? rick santelli thinks so. jason says this isn't the time to kill these programs. rick, make the case. >> well, my case is why doesn't the government just buy them all, all the houses that are out there in foreclosure, vacant, bulldoze them down, give the tax bill to future generations, boom. housing fix. just because it's expedient doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. what, we're going to give them a break on their principle and their income tax? the government ne
that debt forgiveness is tax free. again, thanks to congress passing a tax relief act on short sales back in 2007. a congressional committee estimates that will cost close to $1 billion in lost revenue to the government. now, given that relief and the fact that banks are really pushing these short sales and doing themselves, the question is, do we really need government to keep funding these short sales, maria? >> diana, these are the questions we'll keep following. thanks so much. they...
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tax payers could face a big jump in their taxes. if nothing is done a typical middle-class family their income with syntaxes go up by $2,000 for the average american family should nothing be done by congress. >> in world news desk as prominent pakistan in lawmakers are now offering a $200,000 reward for anyone who kills the egyptian american arrested in california last week for violating his probation. the low-budget film he made has sparked violence across the muslim world. this is the second bounty on his head. a pakistan official offered $100,000. >> from one of the biggest names in social media is in moscow. facebook founder mark zuckerberg meeting with russia's prime minister. russia wants market to expand facebook operations in facebook. he is on a world tour searching for new talent in a series of programming contest. apple i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy vol
tax payers could face a big jump in their taxes. if nothing is done a typical middle-class family their income with syntaxes go up by $2,000 for the average american family should nothing be done by congress. >> in world news desk as prominent pakistan in lawmakers are now offering a $200,000 reward for anyone who kills the egyptian american arrested in california last week for violating his probation. the low-budget film he made has sparked violence across the muslim world. this is the...
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vo: why won't romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks? because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round." on cramer's you say the name -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> when i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready, skee-daddy? let's start with dave in michigan. dave? >> caller: hey, jim, big detroit tiger boo-yah to you. >> nice. good luck. what is up? >> caller: hey, jim, agnc. i've got it in my retirement fund, and it's been dropping like a rock. and they're saying it's because of qe3. what do you think? >> look, there are issues involving the fact that these particular mortgage real estate investment trusts should not do as well in this particular environment. i think the yield, i think the dividend could go down a little, i don't know. to me, this one and anna lee, they have navigated almost e
vo: why won't romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks? because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round." on cramer's you say the name -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> when i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and...
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italian police arrested the head of a private tax collection agency. the man suspected of pocketing $130 million his agency gathered for local governments. the italian government is cracking down on tax evasion as a way to reduce its massive debt. police officials say the suspect and four of his employees misappropriated about $100 million euros between 2006 and 2009. the private agency had been commissioned by about 400 pounds to collect taxes. the suspects reportedly spent the money on private jets, yachts, parties and other luxuries. police have seized cash and real estate worth about $11 million. >>> the european union is trying to reach a consensus among its leaders to conclude an economic partnership agreement with japan. the eu administrative body, the european commission, proposed epa negotiations with japan in july. nhk obtained a draft statement, summarizing the summit, schedule ford october 18th and 19th in brusselse brussels. it calls on countries to begin negotiations with japan to conclude the epa. automobile makers in italy, france and g
italian police arrested the head of a private tax collection agency. the man suspected of pocketing $130 million his agency gathered for local governments. the italian government is cracking down on tax evasion as a way to reduce its massive debt. police officials say the suspect and four of his employees misappropriated about $100 million euros between 2006 and 2009. the private agency had been commissioned by about 400 pounds to collect taxes. the suspects reportedly spent the money on...
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indonesia imposed a 20% export tax on the 14 ores earlier this year. the ministers failed to narrow their differences but agreed to continue talks over the issue. >>> all right ti. time now to check the world weather forecast. sayaka mori is standing by to tell us the latest on the typhoon. >> hi there. we've been keeping an eye on typhoon prapiroon situated 100 kilometers east of the philippines. prapiroon means god of rain. unlike the name, it's not going produce any heavy rain to any landmasses at least into the weekend. but it could certainly generate high waves and rough seas across the coast of northern luzon, eastern taiwan, and the sakashima islands from late wednesday. here's the projected path. it's going to move toward the west and veer back toward the east. so we are not sure where the system is going at this moment. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. as for the rest of east asia, nice, clear skies for much of japan today. we saw the coolest morning of the season in many locations, but temperatures will be rising to above season
indonesia imposed a 20% export tax on the 14 ores earlier this year. the ministers failed to narrow their differences but agreed to continue talks over the issue. >>> all right ti. time now to check the world weather forecast. sayaka mori is standing by to tell us the latest on the typhoon. >> hi there. we've been keeping an eye on typhoon prapiroon situated 100 kilometers east of the philippines. prapiroon means god of rain. unlike the name, it's not going produce any heavy rain...
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infrastructural investment and it's turned it over to the financial sector which in effect imposes a tax on the rest of the economy because we have to pay an economic rent to these commercial banks in order to pay for our infrastructure i mean the system is just an absolute unmitigated disaster and i can't see how we can reform it want to centrally finance at this point literally owns it i mean they they control it absolutely whether it's the united states or whether it's the european union peter go ahead jump in go ahead yeah and it's not just europe i think you know we kind of ignore a lot in the u.s. but the fed now owns forty percent of all treasury bonds that are five years and longer the fed basically is the single largest investor in u.s. treasury bonds it controls the shape of the yield curve all these things that we used to take as kind of free markets the fed now controls and then they're ingenious they say oh look there's no inflation expectations based on the yield curve yet they're the ones who control the yield curve so i think it's not just europe where you've got the cent
infrastructural investment and it's turned it over to the financial sector which in effect imposes a tax on the rest of the economy because we have to pay an economic rent to these commercial banks in order to pay for our infrastructure i mean the system is just an absolute unmitigated disaster and i can't see how we can reform it want to centrally finance at this point literally owns it i mean they they control it absolutely whether it's the united states or whether it's the european union...
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for example that may be an alternative but very few people are advocating that taxes should go up so they're in this sort of halfway position a more or less there's no alternative to a stereotype but a stair it isn't a growth policy therefore the government should do something else but when it when you actually asked them what should it do they get all vague. i think they should cancel a lot. of the a stereotype policy i think they should cancel the cuts in capital spending particularly and because of that that those schemes were ready to run when the coalition took office and they have been put into cold storage they could be this is buildings building schools building building houses hospitals all these projects that were canceled because the government was cutting down its spending i think should be uncancel that i think they should be revived so you're saying you've got to speculate to accumulate in a way not speculate spend you've got to spend because you see at the moment they're not meeting their deficit reduction targets they're not reducing the national debt in fact it's goi
for example that may be an alternative but very few people are advocating that taxes should go up so they're in this sort of halfway position a more or less there's no alternative to a stereotype but a stair it isn't a growth policy therefore the government should do something else but when it when you actually asked them what should it do they get all vague. i think they should cancel a lot. of the a stereotype policy i think they should cancel the cuts in capital spending particularly and...
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lowest corporate taxes or among the highest corporate taxes in america? >> i'm -- >> highest corporate taxes in america right now, right? >> highest corporate tax rate in the world right now. >> it's not that much higher than our competitors. in fact, it's lower than many competitors. stop talking about the rates. >> that's not true. >> we know it's mislead. it's effective tax burden on corporations, which is well in line with our european and asian competitors. >> isn't it true that small businesses, which of course as we all know are the real creators of jobs, will pay the ordinary income tax? if you're going to raise ordinary income tax on people making more than $200,000, that's going to hit small businesses and choke off that part of the job creation. >> that's right, maria. the top individual tax rate have a huge amount of small business income. if romney would cut the top individual rate from 35 to 25%, for example -- >> which would help small business. >> small businesses would be benefitted by that. >> bill, that's something john thain said, the
lowest corporate taxes or among the highest corporate taxes in america? >> i'm -- >> highest corporate taxes in america right now, right? >> highest corporate tax rate in the world right now. >> it's not that much higher than our competitors. in fact, it's lower than many competitors. stop talking about the rates. >> that's not true. >> we know it's mislead. it's effective tax burden on corporations, which is well in line with our european and asian...
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tax policy center forecasts erican households will pay on average $3,500 more in tax physician congress let the bush era tax cuts expire for everyone. what effect could that and across the board spending cuts have on the wider economy? a new report from the center for regional analysis at george mason university predicts that some 277,000 federal employees will lose their jobs in the next 12 months. that's 14% of the federal workforce. and 14 of the 17 economists surveyed by cnn money predict fiscal cliff will cause a new recession. interestingly all 17 believe the economy won't plunge off the cliff because they think congress will finally get its act together and do something in the lame duck session following the elections or when the new congress convenes in late january. lame in either case. but by then it could be too late for the economy because companies don't like uncertainty as you know and some say they are holding back on hiring. we can't have an economic recovery without job creation. >> so with the looming economic disaster like the fiscal cliff you would have expected the
tax policy center forecasts erican households will pay on average $3,500 more in tax physician congress let the bush era tax cuts expire for everyone. what effect could that and across the board spending cuts have on the wider economy? a new report from the center for regional analysis at george mason university predicts that some 277,000 federal employees will lose their jobs in the next 12 months. that's 14% of the federal workforce. and 14 of the 17 economists surveyed by cnn money predict...